Nailing implement.



No. 692,740. Patented Feb. 4, I902.

. S. VAN AUKEN.

NAILING IMPLEMENT.

[Application filed Feb. 13. 1901.) 7

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' S. VAN AUKEN.

N'AILI NG IMPLEMENT.

(Application filed Feb. 13. 1901.)

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U ITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

- SIDNEY VAN AUKEN, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

' NAILING IMPLEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,740, dated February4, 1902. Application filed February 13, 1901. Serial No. 47,175. (Nomodel.).

To all Ml/Loin it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY VAN AUKEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,'residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State ofMichigan, have inventedcertain newandusefullmprovementsinNailinglmplementswnd I do hereby declare thefollowing-to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates generally to implements or tools for feeding anddriving nails, pins, brads, but more particularly to an implementespecially designed for feeding and driving specially-constructed metalpins into the mortised joints of doors, sashes, blinds, and othersimilarly-jointed articles; and itconsists of the novel construction andpeculiar arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, and briefly stated in the claims.

The principal object of the invention is to simplify and cheapen theconstruction of this class of implements without in the least impairingtheir durability and efiectiveness.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent upon furtherdescription thereof.

In the drawings, Figure'l is a perspective View of myiinproved nailingimplement; Fig. 2, a front elevation with the front of themagazine-shell partly broken away to show the feedway and drivingmechanism; 'Fig. 3, a

side elevation, partly broken away, to show the means for securing thecompound nail gage and guide-bar forming part of the feedway; Fig. 4, avertical section of the lower portion of the implement on line/1 4 ofFig. 5; Fig. 5, a transverse section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6, aperspective view of the com-' pound nail gage and guide-bar, and Fig. 7a cross-section on line 7 7 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the several views,-the numeral -1 indicates a suitable nailor pin magazine,

the inner side wall of which is provided with a bore or chamber 2',which extends from the lowest point of the bottom to a short distanceabove the upper edge of the magazine and may be formed partly in theside wall of the magazine and partly in a casing 3, the inner side edgesof the bore portion of the casing being rabbeted to receive the edges 4.of the bore portion formed in the magazine-wall, as

shown in Fig. 5. The casing 3 is provided with perforated ears 5, bymeans of which it may be secured to the magazine-wall by screws, asshown. Operating within the bore is a driver 6, which is provided with ahead 7 and an annular flange, or cbllar 8. The driver is held in anormally-restrained position by means of a coil-spring 9,'which sitsbetween the flange 8 and the bottom 10 of the bore, said bottom beingprovided with a slight annular groove to form a seat for the lower endof the spring. Removably'attached to the driver is a driver-rod11,.which passes through a central perforation 12 in the bottom of thebore and has its lower end preferably countersunk, as shown in Fi 4, thepurpose of which will be hereinafter explained. The driver is heldagainst accidental displacement by any suitable means, preferably by anannular shoulder 13, formed on the inner side of the bore-wall, againstwhich shoulder the flange 8 abuts, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end ofthe wall of the bore is provided with a cushion -14, of leather or othersuitable material. The casing 3extends below the bottom 0 the magazine,and in line with the bore 2 is a nel is a feedway 16, a portion of themagazinebottom beinginclined downward; as shown at 01., to facilitatethe feeding of the nails or pins. The bottom of the magazine and theextension in which the channeli15 is formed are preferably integral withthe casing 3, as is also the inner wall of the feedwa 'y, the outer wallbeing formed by the extension 15. A vertical rib 17, slightly concaveincross-section, projects from the inner side of the extension 15 into thechannel 15, as shown in Fig. 7. This rib 17 serves as an abutmentagainst which the nails or pins are-alined directly under the driver-rod11. The casing extension is secured to the extension 15 by means ofscrews passing through ears 18 on the casing extension and holes in theextension 15.

In order to properly feed nails or pins of various lengths, I providethe upper part of the feedway with an adjustable gage guide-bar 19,consisting of a straight portion 20 and a curved portion 21, the portion21 serving to assist in guiding the nails or pins to a proper alinementunder the driver and to regulate the height of the feedway toaccommodate nails or pins of varying length when properly adjusted. Thestraight portion of the gage guide-bar is seated in a rabbet 22, made inone of the edges of the casing 3, and is adjustably secured therein byany suitable means, preferablybya wed ge-block 23, provided with ascrew-threaded shank and binding-nut, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6. Thewedge-block rests against the outer side edge of the part 20, with theshank passing through a hole in the magazine-wall. 13y tightening thehinding-nut the wedge-block is caused to press firmly against the part20 and Wedge it in its seat in the rabbet. On the upper end of thestraight portion of the compound gage and guide-bar is a pin 24-,projecting through a slot 25 in the magazine-wall, and on the side edgesof said slot are certain marks indicating various lengths of nails orpins, so that by adjusting the pin 22L to any one of these marks thegage guide-bar may be adjusted to feed nails or pins of a given lengthand to guide the same properly into the receivingchannel under thedriver.

As the pins for securing the mortised joints of doors, sashes, andblinds are to be fed from the bulk, they have both of their endspointed, as shown, so that successful driving will be insured. In orderto provide a greater impact-surface between the point of the pins anddrive-rod, I countersink the end of said rod, as before stated, toreceive said point. To prevent the pin from dropping out of the channel15 before being driven, I provide a spring 26, which has one endprojecting through a perforation 27, leading into said channel,and isadapted to bear against the pin with sul'ficient force to retain it inposition until driven.

By means of my improved implement or tool nails or pins may beaccurately fed into the receiving-channel and properly alined under thedriver without manipulation other than is imparted by the shock causedby striking the driver-head with a mallet or other tool. As thus alinedthe nails or pins may be driven rapidly and without danger of beingbent. The implement is compact in form and readily grasped with onehand, leaving the other hand free to use a mallet for striking a blow onthe head of the driver.

By having the drive-rod detachable facilitates the removal thereof incase of injury. The end which enters the socket in the shank of thedriver is tang shape, and a hole is made through the shank for theinsertion of a small tool to force the driver-rod out when it is to bereplaced by a new one.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. Thecombination,inanailingimplement, of a magazine provided with anextension, as described, and having a vertical semicircular groove inthe inner side of its wall, said groove forming a portion of the borefor a nail-driver, a casing provided with a groove forming the otherportion of the bore, said casing having a horizontal extension, formingthe bottom of the magazine, and a vertical extension provided with anail-receiving channel, a feedway connecting the magazine with thereceiving-channel, and a nail-driver, substantially as specified.

2. The combination,in a nailing implement, of a magazine provided withan extension, as described, and having a vertical semicircular grooveintheinner side of its wall, said groove formingaportion of the bore for anail-driver, a casing provided with a groove forming the other portionof the bore, said casing having a horizontal extension, forming thebottom of the magazine, and a vertical extension provided with anail-receiving channel, a feedway connecting the magazine with saidreceivingchannel, a gage guide-bar adjustably secured in the feedway,and a nail-driver, substantially as specified.

3. In a nailing-machine, the combination with a supply-magazine having afeedway extension,of a nail-driving mechanism arranged within thesupply-magazine, the casing of said mechanism being provided with ahorizontal extension forming a bottom for said magazine, anail-receiving channel below the driving mechanism, a feedway situatedin the feedway extension and communicating with the magazine andreceiving-channel, and a guide-bar vertically adjustable in said feedwayextension to guide nails of different lengths.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

SIDNEY VAN AU KEN.

\Vitn esses:

DENIZA MAT'rrniws, J. R. NOTTINGHAM.

